Enacted via the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the qualified business income deduction, or QBI, is worth up to 20% of eligible revenue, subject to limitations. That tax break is scheduled to expire after 2025 without changes from Congress, which could affect millions of filers. “It’s something that is very important to a … Read more
The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesTax breaks worth trillions of dollars are scheduled to expire after 2025 without extension from Congress — including a hefty deduction for millions of self-employed filers and business owners. Enacted by former President Donald Trump, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created the qualified business income deduction, … Read more
Vance CariagaJuly 9, 2024 at 7:19 PM Ridofranz / Getty Images/iStockphoto Federal income tax refunds have been remarkably consistent over the past decade or so, with average refunds tending to hover between about $2,750 and $2,900 from January through April each year. Given that track record, it’s unlikely that average refunds will fluctuate much no … Read more
The title page reads, “Mandate for Leadership, the Conservative Promise — Project 2025, Presidential Transition Project.” What follows are 920 pages of sweeping changes for the “next conservative president” to put into effect or, if not sufficiently empowered, to recommend to Congress. From abortion to veterans affairs, the anthology of 30 chapters, each by a … Read more
It all seemed too good to be true: a global campaign to stamp out tax avoidance and harmonize international tax rules for companies that operate across national borders.At the forefront of the transparency drive is a minimum tax rate for multinational corporations, no matter where they operate. No more exploiting tax loopholes and shifting profits to countries with … Read more
The first 2024 presidential debate on Thursday saw President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump go head-to-head in Atlanta, Georgia, moderated by CNN.The two candidates sparred on everything from taxes to the national debt, highlighting crucial economic issues that are top of mind for entrepreneurs. Fox Business reported that U.S. stock futures were higher … Read more
The outcome of the 2024 presidential election will trigger a “colossal multi-trillion-dollar fight over taxes,” said Semafor. Big chunks of Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cut law will expire in 2025, giving whoever wins the election — both the White House and Congress — “the opportunity to rewrite much of the IRS code.” Trump hasn’t officially … Read more
With a battle over congressional Republicans and former U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax law brewing, a progressive think tank on Monday published an analysis that points to the surge in stock buybacks as proof that federal policymakers should raise the corporate tax rate. When Trump—the presumptive GOP nominee to challenge President Joe Biden in … Read more
(June 21): The US Supreme Court upheld a 2017 tax on American-owned businesses’ foreign profits, rejecting an appeal that could have saved companies hundreds of billions of dollars.Voting 7-2, the justices said Congress has the constitutional power to tax people and companies on their share of undistributed corporate income, at least when it comes to … Read more
The president plans to raise taxes on billionaires and giant corporations to help fund more affordable housing and childcare, while keeping taxes the same for those earning under $400,000 per year. With the 2024 presidential election less than five months away, President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump have been busy highlighting their tax … Read more